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Installing Shell CGI Programs for Windows NT/Windows 2000
Overview of Shell CGI Programs for Windows
NT/Windows 2000
Shell CGI is a server configuration that lets you run CGI applications using the file
associations set in Windows NT/Windows 2000.
For example, if the server gets a request for a shell CGI file called
server uses the Windows NT/Windows 2000 file associations to run the file using
the program associated with the
with the program
file as follows:
c:\bin\perl.exe hello.pl
The easiest way to configure shell CGI is to create a directory in your server's
document root that contains only shell CGI files. However, you can also configure
the server to associate specific file extensions with shell CGI by editing MIME types
from the Enterprise Server. For information on setting Windows NT/Windows
2000 file extensions, see your Windows NT/Windows 2000 documentation.
NOTE
Specifying a Shell CGI Directory (Windows
NT/Windows 2000)
To create a directory for your shell CGI files, perform the following steps:
Create the shell directory on your computer. This directory doesn't have to be a
1.
subdirectory of your document root directory.
From the Server Manager, choose the Class Manager tab.
2.
Next, choose the Programs tab.
3.
The shell CGI Directory link is highlighted and the CGI window appears.
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.pl
C:\bin\perl.exe
File associations under Windows have historically been available to
the entire system. In Windows 2000, however, file associations have
been changed to be user specific. This can affect the Shell-CGI
subsystem's ability to execute shell CGIs (
the Microsoft document describing this at:
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q25759
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extension. If the
.pl
, the server attempts to execute the
.bat
, the
hello.pl
extension is associated
hello.pl
,
, and so on). See
.pl
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